This study assessed the influence of a 3‐year professional development program on
elementary teachers' views of nature of science (NOS), instructional practice to promote …

This study examined and supported the efforts of Tina, an experienced elementary teacher,
in helping her fourth graders internalize informed views of the inferential, tentative, and …

The first rationale of the study was not only to determine the topics taught in Turkish early
childhood settings but also to define the frequency and time allocation for teaching science …

We compared 236 geoscience instructors' histories of professional development (PD)
participation with classroom observations using the Reformed Teaching Observation …

This qualitative study examined the connections between elementary teachers' conceptions
of how scientists use writing and how the teachers used writing during science lessons. Data …

This qualitative study aimed to explore the changes in elementary science teachers'
conceptions of nature of science (NOS) and their beliefs about the developmental …

Recent calls for scientifically literate citizens have prompted science educators to examine
the roles that literacy holds in students' science learning processes. Although many studies …

This qualitative, phenomenological study served to ascertain the necessary components of,
and develop a model transition plan for, students moving from elementary to middle school …

This paper reports the case of a teacher, Gloria, about her learning in the first nine months of
a Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program which aims at preparing teachers …

A study of the Bement Community Unit School District# 5 faculty was conducted in the spring
of 1999. The purposes were to determine the inservice educational activity needs of the …